sheepish

US [ˈʃipɪʃ]
UK [ˈʃiːpɪʃ]
  • adj.窘迫的；难为情的；不好意思的
  • Web羞怯的；局促不安的；胆怯的

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sheepish
adj.
1.
窘迫的；难为情的；不好意思的looking or feeling embarrassed because you have done sth silly or wrong
Mary gave her a sheepish grin.
玛丽难为情地冲她咧嘴一笑。

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Definition:
AllAll,窘迫的窘迫的,难为情的难为情的,不好意思的不好意思的,羞怯的羞怯的,局促不安的局促不安的,胆怯的胆怯的
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1.
I glanced over at him as the woman departed. He looked sheepish but pleased.
女人走后我瞥了他一眼，他看起来腼腆又愉快。
nǚ rén zǒu hòu wǒ piē le tā yī yǎn , tā kàn qǐ lái miǎn tiǎn yòu yú kuài 。
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2.
What can I say? I love being there, "he said with a sheepish laugh. " And I'm not the only one.
“怎么说呢？我喜欢那个地方，我不仅仅是我一个人喜欢那儿。”他似乎不好意思的说。
" zěn me shuō ne ? wǒ xǐ huan nà ge dì fang , wǒ bù jǐn jǐn shì wǒ yī gè rén xǐ huan nà er 。 " tā sì hū bù hǎo yì si de shuō 。
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3.
When eminent visitors came to see us, we were a bit sheepish about the low production values.
当某些大人物来访问我们的办公室的时候，我们对于这幢房子的层次确实深感汗颜。
dāng mǒu xiē dà rén wù lái fǎng wèn wǒ men de bàn gōng shì de shí hou , wǒ men duì yú zhè zhuàng fáng zi de céng cì què shí shēn gǎn hàn yán 。
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4.
The hero is a lion. He was brought up with a mother sheep as a "lamb" by mistake. And he was as " sheepish " as a sheep.
故事的主角儿是一头狮子。他阴差阳错地被一只母羊当作“羊羔”养大。所以，他也一般无二地具有羊类的怯懦。
gù shi de zhǔ jué er shì yì tóu shī zi 。 tā yīn chā yáng cuò de bèi yī zhī mǔ yáng dāng zuò " yáng gāo " yǎng dà 。 suǒ yǐ , tā yě yì bān wú èr dì jù yǒu yáng lèi de qiè nuò 。
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5.
"I have plenty of time to exercise, but I'm too lazy, " he said with a sheepish grin at a Japanese fast food joint.
“我有很多时间用来运动，但是我太懒了，”在一家日式快餐连锁店他腼腆地说。
" wǒ yǒu hěn duō shí jiān yòng lái yùn dòng , dàn shì wǒ tài lǎn le , " zài yì jiā rì shì kuài cān lián suǒ diàn tā miǎn tiǎn de shuō 。
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6.
His wife looked sheepish as her mother-in-law loudly and ostentatiously excused her from various duties because her husband was home.
一到家，他母亲大声宣布蠲免媳妇当天的各项任务，因为她丈夫回来了。
yī dào jiā , tā mǔ qīn dà shēng xuān bù juān miǎn xí fù dāng tiān de gè xiàng rèn wu , yīn wèi tā zhàng fu huí lái le 。
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7.
It was a bubble, I would respond with a sheepish shrug, as if that were an adequate explanation.
我面有惭色地耸耸肩，彷佛解释的很差强人意地答说，是泡沫化。
wǒ miàn yǒu cán sè de sǒng sǒng jiān , fǎng fó jiě shì de hěn chā qiáng rén yì de dá shuō , shì pào mò huà 。
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8.
I saw Cram a few days later skulking around the fifth floor of Leconfield House. He looked a little sheepish.
数日之后，我看到克拉姆在莱肯菲尔德大厦6层楼上躲躲闪闪的，显得有些不好意思。
shù rì zhī hòu , wǒ kàn dào kè lā mǔ zài lái kěn fēi ěr dé dà shà liù céng lóu shàng duǒ duǒ shǎn shǎn de , xiǎn de yǒu xiē bù hǎo yì si 。
9.
It's at about this point you'll hear me say, "Why don't you think about setting up a little online business? " with a sheepish grin.
在这个时候你会听见我带着温顺的微笑说，“为什么你不考虑做一些网络事业呢？”
zài zhè ge shí hou nǐ huì tīng jiàn wǒ dài zhe wēn shùn de wēi xiào shuō , " wèi shén me nǐ bù kǎo lǜ zuò yì xiē wǎng luò shì yè ne ? "
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10.
A couple seemed a bit angry, a few looked sheepish , but most simply went on to do something else.
有一两个似乎有些生气，有几个看来腼腆的，但是大部份孩子接著去做别的事就算了。
yǒu yì liǎng gè sì hū yǒu xiē shēng qì , yǒu jǐ gè kàn lái miǎn tiǎn de , dàn shì dà bù fèn hái zi jiē zhù qù zuò bié de shì jiù suàn le 。
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